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Installing

On the CD-ROM, the AIX binaries are located in the directory /install/aix/. Please read the README file for any important last-minute information.

To install SSH Secure Shell, perform the following tasks:

1. Copy the installation package to your machine.
2. Unpack the package by giving the following command:

   gzip -dc package | tar -xvf -
   

   package is the name of the distribution file.

3. Install the package by issuing the following command with root privileges:

   installp -d . SSH.Secure.Shell
   

   If you only want to apply and not commit the package, you can use the -a flag with installp. Packages which are applied but not committed can be rejected later on. Please read the AIX manual pages for more information about the installp command.
4. Start the Secure Shell daemon using the following command:

   /etc/ssh2/sshd2 start